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This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Nadia Caterina Munno, known to her 10 million social-media followers as The Pasta Queen, which also happens to be the name of her new Amazon Prime Italian cooking and travel show. 

On this bite-sized episode, Nadia reveals her all-time favorite pasta shape, how many times she's been to The Olive Garden and the Roman dish she thinks all Americans should be eating. 

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This week on The Leftovers, never-before-heard audio from Nadia Caterina Munno, known to her 10 million social-media followers as The Pasta Queen, which also happens to be the name of her new Amazon Prime Italian cooking and travel show.&nbsp;
On this bite-sized episode, Nadia reveals her all-time favorite pasta shape, how many times she's been to The Olive Garden and the Roman dish she thinks all Americans should be eating.&nbsp;
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YOUR LAST MEAL is a James Beard Award finalist for best podcast hosted by National Edward R. Murrow award-winning reporter, cookbook author and Cascade PBS TV hostRachel Belle. 

Each episode Rachel asks a celebrity (Greta Gerwig, Jonathon Van Ness, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Margaret Cho, Alton Brown, Isaac Mizrahi, Ani DiFranco, Iron & Wine, etc) what they would choose to eat for their last meal. Then she uncovers the history, science and culture of these dishes with everyone from the designer who created Lady Gaga's meat dress to the ice cream scientists at Ben & Jerry's. 

YOUR LAST MEAL is a James Beard Award finalist for best podcast hosted by National Edward R. Murrow award-winning reporter, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/747086/open-sesame-by-belle-rachel/">cookbook</a> author and Cascade PBS <a href="https://www.pbs.org/show/the-nosh-with-rachel-belle/">TV host</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hellorachelbelle/?hl=en">Rachel Belle.</a>&nbsp;
Each episode Rachel asks a celebrity (Greta Gerwig, Jonathon Van Ness, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Margaret Cho, Alton Brown, Isaac Mizrahi, Ani DiFranco, Iron &amp; Wine, etc) what they would choose to eat for their last meal. Then she uncovers the history, science and culture of these dishes with everyone from the designer who created Lady Gaga's meat dress to the ice cream scientists at Ben &amp; Jerry's.&nbsp;

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The Leftovers with "The Pasta Queen" Nadia Caterina Munno

Pink Martini is celebrating 30 years of global music, and for the band’s pearl anniversary, China Forbes and Timothy Nishimoto dish on oysters (get it?!), the group’s unusual origin story and Thanksgiving dinner.

It may be March, but thanks to lead vocalist China Forbes’ last meal, we’re talking turkey! China is very particular about which seven dishes should appear on her Thanksgiving table, so host Rachel Belle consults with a food historian about what was eaten at the very first harvest feast.

Pink Martini is a Portland, Oregon-based band, but they sing in 30 languages and have played with more than 70 orchestras in the world’s best concert halls – which means they have eaten their way around the world! Timothy reveals his last meal, a spectacular feast eaten on one of those tours abroad.

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<a href="https://pinkmartini.com/shows/">Pink Martini </a>is celebrating 30 years of global music, and for the band&rsquo;s pearl anniversary, China Forbes and Timothy Nishimoto dish on oysters (get it?!), the group&rsquo;s unusual origin story and Thanksgiving dinner.
It may be March, but thanks to lead vocalist China Forbes&rsquo; last meal, we&rsquo;re talking turkey! China is very particular about which seven dishes should appear on her Thanksgiving table, so host Rachel Belle consults with a food historian about what was eaten at the very first harvest feast.
Pink Martini is a Portland, Oregon-based band, but they sing in 30 languages and have played with more than 70 orchestras in the world&rsquo;s best concert halls &ndash; which means they have eaten their way around the world! Timothy reveals<a href="https://www.alain-passard.com/en/"> his last meal</a>, a spectacular feast eaten on one of those tours abroad.
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Follow along on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hellorachelbelle/?hl=en">Instagram</a>!
<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/747086/open-sesame-by-belle-rachel/">Order</a> Rachel&rsquo;s new cookbook Open Sesame.

Pink Martini: A 14-Course French Feast + Thanksgiving

From pear & blue cheese to bone marrow with bourbon smoked cherries, Salt & Straw has always been experimental, and eager to weave local products and ingredients into their flavors. On this delightful episode, we hear how the highly successful brand got started (the story involves Portlandia, an ice-cream maker from Goodwill and Cheetos), the grossest flavor head ice-cream maker Tyler ever developed and, of course, their last meals – both chose sentimental dishes made by their Grandma Malek.

Speaking of grannies, we’ll meet the owner of Enoteca Maria, a Staten Island restaurant where the food is cooked by a rotating cast of grannies from around the world. This month alone, the Nonnas of the World program welcomes women from 12 different countries, eager to share their unfussy homestyle cuisine.

It’s hard to imagine a world without ice cream. Food historian Sarah Lohman shares the history of the sweet treat, and says we have Black enslaved Americans to thank for the invention of the creamy, delicious ice cream (and scooping tool!) we know and love today.

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Watch Rachel’s Cascade PBS TV showThe Nosh with Rachel Belle (Season 2 starts April 3!)!

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From pear &amp; blue cheese to bone marrow with bourbon smoked cherries, <a href="https://saltandstraw.com/?srsltid=AfmBOophL09H7pnD8_kLwoUFY1iYMPz6IErawfRqOQkqzpFIycSUMQTu">Salt &amp; Straw</a> has always been experimental, and eager to weave local products and ingredients into their flavors. On this delightful episode, we hear how the highly successful brand got started (the story involves Portlandia, an ice-cream maker from Goodwill and Cheetos), the grossest flavor head ice-cream maker Tyler ever developed and, of course, their last meals &ndash; both chose sentimental dishes made by their Grandma Malek.
Speaking of grannies, we&rsquo;ll meet the owner of<a href="https://enotecamaria.com/"> Enoteca Maria</a>, a Staten Island restaurant where the food is cooked by a rotating cast of grannies from around the world. This month alone, the Nonnas of the World program welcomes women from 12 different countries, eager to share their unfussy homestyle cuisine.
It&rsquo;s hard to imagine a world without ice cream. Food historian <a href="https://sarahlohman.com/">Sarah Lohman</a> shares the history of the sweet treat, and says we have Black enslaved Americans to thank for the invention of the creamy, delicious ice cream (and scooping tool!) we know and love today.
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Salt & Straw's Kim & Tyler Malek: Grandma's Cooking (Re-Air)

Nadia Catarina Munno is best known to her 10 million social-media followers as The Pasta Queen, a glamorous, dramatic Italian who crumples her face in ecstasy and throws her fork across the room after slurping up a sauce-slicked noodle. Cooking traditional pasta dishes in her Florida kitchen has earned Nadia two bestselling cookbooks and a new Amazon Prime series, The Pasta Queen.

Nadia says she sees a lot of Americans committing unforgivable pasta-cooking crimes, so she created The 10 Commandments of Pasta, a list she shares with host Rachel Belle along with a story about what she ate immediately after giving birth to her third daughter.

Nadia comes from a long line of farmers and pasta-makers, but she spent decades bucking family tradition. So we’ll hear from Cara Nicoletti, a 4th-generation butcher who founded Seemore Meats & Veggies so her customers would eat less meat.

Subscribe to Your Last Meal on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or YouTube.

Sign up for Rachel's new (free!) Cascade PBS newsletter for more food musings, coming April 2025!

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Order Rachel’s new cookbook Open Sesame.

Nadia Catarina Munno is best known to her 10 million social-media followers as <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the_pastaqueen/?hl=en">The Pasta Queen</a>, a glamorous, dramatic Italian who crumples her face in ecstasy and throws her fork across the room after slurping up a sauce-slicked noodle. Cooking traditional pasta dishes in her Florida kitchen has earned Nadia two bestselling cookbooks and a new Amazon Prime series, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/The-Pasta-Queen-S1/dp/B0D1KWJ1C2">The Pasta Queen.</a>
Nadia says she sees a lot of Americans committing unforgivable pasta-cooking crimes, so she created The 10 Commandments of Pasta, a list she shares with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hellorachelbelle/?hl=en">host Rachel Belle </a>along with a story about what she ate immediately after giving birth to her third daughter.
Nadia comes from a long line of farmers and pasta-makers, but she spent decades bucking family tradition. So we&rsquo;ll hear from Cara Nicoletti, a 4th-generation butcher who founded <a href="https://eatseemore.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqwLWISPVwUOUDZNtvn2osFVFtsTt2CECJijdqP4-b8dyR4J2zl">Seemore Meats &amp; Veggies </a>so her customers would eat less meat.
Subscribe to Your Last Meal on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-last-meal-with-rachel-belle/id1140304624">Apple Podcasts</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3jevC0KEJWUDcrrbVoTheh?si=14bdcde7b81b4318">Spotify</a> or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL18y1vgsGPLYE7jbws7AiepMJfmZJNkaJ">YouTube</a>.
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<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/747086/open-sesame-by-belle-rachel/">Order</a> Rachel&rsquo;s new cookbook Open Sesame.

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